Floyd Mayweather Teases 2018 MMA Fight in New Training Video

Floyd Mayweather Jr. continued stirring up buzz on social media about a potential mixed martial arts debut, posting a video of himself in an Octagon with the caption “come at the king, you best not miss.”

     
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. continued stirring up buzz on social media about a potential mixed martial arts debut, posting a video of himself in an Octagon with the caption “come at the king, you best not miss.”

     

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Floyd Mayweather Denies Being in Talks with UFC, Doesn’t Know What Future Holds

Floyd Mayweather is never coming to UFC. The recently retired boxing legend shot down any rumors of him joining the mixed martial arts promotion in an interview with FightHype. 
“I never said I was going to fight in the UFC. I didn’t s…

Floyd Mayweather is never coming to UFC. The recently retired boxing legend shot down any rumors of him joining the mixed martial arts promotion in an interview with FightHype. 

“I never said I was going to fight in the UFC. I didn’t say that,” Mayweather said (h/t MMA Weekly). “I said if I wanted to and what I could do. I’m not going to do it though.”

Mayweather, 40, fought UFC star Conor McGregor in a boxing match Aug. 26 in the latter’s professional debut in the discipline. Mayweather earned a 10th-round TKO to move to 50-0 and subsequently announced his retirement.

 

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Volkan Oezdemir Arrested on Aggravated Battery Charges

UFC light heavyweight Volkan Oezdemir was arrested Saturday and charged with aggravated battery causing bodily harm or disability in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Jail records show Oezdemir is being held on $10,000 bond as of Sunday morning. No f…

UFC light heavyweight Volkan Oezdemir was arrested Saturday and charged with aggravated battery causing bodily harm or disability in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Jail records show Oezdemir is being held on $10,000 bond as of Sunday morning. No further details on the case have been provided at this time.

 

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Dana White Says UFC Is ‘Planning On’ Conor McGregor Fighting in 2017

Conor McGregor’s UFC return could be coming sooner than previously thought. UFC president Dana White said the promotion is in talks with McGregor to return to the Octagon sometime before the end of 2017. 
“We’re planning on it. He wants to and we …

Conor McGregor’s UFC return could be coming sooner than previously thought. UFC president Dana White said the promotion is in talks with McGregor to return to the Octagon sometime before the end of 2017. 

“We’re planning on it. He wants to and we want him to, so we’ll see what happens,” White told TMZ Sports of a potential McGregor bout later this year.

 

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Jon Jones Swears on God and His Children That He Didn’t Use Steroids

Jon Jones is maintaining his innocence on steroid use, even though the B sample from his UFC 214 bout against Daniel Cormier in July came back positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
“Dude the truth is I would never do steroids, I put that on my chil…

Jon Jones is maintaining his innocence on steroid use, even though the B sample from his UFC 214 bout against Daniel Cormier in July came back positive for performance-enhancing drugs.

“Dude the truth is I would never do steroids, I put that on my children and I put that on my Heavenly Father,” Jones said Thursday on Twitter.

Jones, 30, tested positive for the steroid Turinabol at UFC 214. The California State Athletic Commission overturned Jones’ win over Cormier on Wednesday after his B sample confirmed the result.

It is the second time in as many fights Jones has tested positive for a PED. His sample came back with clomiphene and letrozole for his win over Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 197 in April 2016. There were previous questions about his potential PED use dating back to his first matchup with Cormier at UFC 182 in January 2015.

USADA gave Jones a one-year ban for PED use for the positive test at UFC 197. The panel in that case did, however, say it believed he did not intentionally use performance enhancers. Jones blamed the positive test on his taking Cialis.

He offered a passionate rebuke of steroid allegations and expressed frustration with Cormier ahead of their July fight.

“That actually gets to me a little bit, because I think deep down this motherf–ker knows that I wouldn’t do steroids,” Jones told reporters. “Come on now, come on now. Being the youngest champion—you mean to tell me I’m smart enough to outsmart f–king USADA and f–king the Nevada Athletic Commission for 10 years, but I failed a cocaine test? I’m a mastermind steroid user that beat all these guys, for 10 years? He knows in his heart that I didn’t do steroids.”

UFC president Dana White said in August the latest positive drug test is “probably the end of [Jones’] career.”

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MMA Fighter Sergio Da Silva Reportedly Arrested for Alleged Bank Robbery

Mixed martial artist Sergio Da Silva, who competed at Bellator 180 in June, reportedly was arrested Thursday after allegedly robbing a bank in New York City. 
According to TMZ Sports, Da Silva is accused of robbing a Citibank in Queens of an estim…

Mixed martial artist Sergio Da Silva, who competed at Bellator 180 in June, reportedly was arrested Thursday after allegedly robbing a bank in New York City. 

According to TMZ Sports, Da Silva is accused of robbing a Citibank in Queens of an estimated $50,000 on Aug. 24. Police reportedly identified Da Silva using fingerprints from the scene. He allegedly wore a ski mask and threatened to shoot people if the teller did not give him cash.

The 31-year-old lives “right around the corner” from the bank, according to the TMZ report. He holds a 6-9 record as a professional fighter, including an 0-2 mark in Bellator. Matt Rizzo defeated him via submission in the third round of their matchup at Bellator 180.

The robbery charge is a felony and would result in an extended prison time if Da Silva is convicted. 

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